GitoxideLabs gitoxide up to 0.32.x Checkout checkout path traversal

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A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in GitoxideLabs gitoxide up to 0.32.x. This impacts the function gix_worktree_state::checkout of the component Checkout. The manipulation leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2026-82248. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in GitoxideLabs gitoxide up to 0.32.x. This issue affects the function gix_worktree_state::checkout of the component Checkout. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

gix-worktree-state before 0.33.0 (part of gitoxide) allows writing files outside the worktree on Windows. gix_worktree_state::checkout() follows an existing terminal symlink during non-exclusive (incremental) materialization (destination_is_initially_empty: false) when core.symlinks is true. If a symlink entry (mode 120000) is first checked out at a path P pointing outside the worktree, a subsequent incremental checkout of a regular-file entry (mode 100644) at the same path follows the existing reparse point and writes the blob content through the link, overwriting files outside the worktree.

The advisory is shared at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-82248 since 08/28/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1006 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 0.33.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2026-67700). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Vendor

• GitoxideLabs

Name

• gitoxide

Version

• 0.1
• 0.2
• 0.3
• 0.4
• 0.5
• 0.6
• 0.7
• 0.8
• 0.9
• 0.10
• 0.11
• 0.12
• 0.13
• 0.14
• 0.15
• 0.16
• 0.17
• 0.18
• 0.19
• 0.20
• 0.21
• 0.22
• 0.23
• 0.24
• 0.25
• 0.26
• 0.27
• 0.28
• 0.29
• 0.30
• 0.31
• 0.32

Website

• Product: https://github.com/GitoxideLabs/gitoxide/

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Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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